People Quiz #677
Famous People Quiz for 4 January 2022
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Q1.
The 1963 American comedy film "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", centring on pursuit of stolen cash, starred which actor well-known for drama but not necessarily for comedy?
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Q2.
Scottish stonemason, architect and civil engineer, Thomas Telford is well-known for designing the Menai Suspension Bridge and also for a design known as the "Telford…" what??
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Q3.
What was the name of the unfortunate fish in the 1988 film starring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin?
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Q4.
The short story writer Katherine Mansfield died in 1923 at the age of 34 from what?
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Injuries in a car crash
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Q5.
Although well-known for the dance styles he popularised, which singer, equally known for his music, released as his first single "The Class" which demonstrated his singing in multiple styles?
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Q6.
Uday Shankar was an internationally known pioneer of modern Indian what?
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Q7.
Swedish physician, global health expert, data visionary and public speaker Dr. Hans Rosling is associated with extensive research into the cause of what paralytic disease?
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